adminEdward, was in possession of an Egyptian identification card belonging to someone else and had taken pictures of armoured personnel vehicles.
A Canadian embassy official said he could not confirm or deny the arrest, due to privacy reasons. The officials said Edward entered the country on Sunday, the day militants killed the soldiers in an ambush, and was a student at a Canadian university.
Meanwhile, Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi ordered spy chief Murad Muwafi yesterday to retire in a shuffle of military and intelligence ranks after the deadliest militant attack on troops in decades.
The decision extended to Abdel Wahab Mabruk, the governor of North Sinai where a weekend attack that killed 16 soldiers took place.
Mursi also ordered Defence Minister Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to find a new head for the military police, his spokesman Yassir Ali said in a televised statement.
Ali did not say if the attacks prompted the changes, but a senior official close to Mursi said he decided to sack the generals because of the attack, which led to air strikes against the militants.
“The prime minister was subjected to an insult. It was unacceptable,” said the official on condition of anonymity because of the subject’s sensitivity.
Mursi appointed Mohammed Rafaat Abdel Wahad Shehata as the interim head of General Intelligence. — AFP.
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